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I’m fundraising for SickKids to help them:
DIAGNOSE FASTER
For worried families, this means getting a quicker answer to "What's wrong?"
TREAT SMARTER
Treating underlying causes, not just symptoms, and reducing side effects & relapses – so kids get better, sooner
PREDICT BETTER
See illness coming more clearly – while there’s still time to prevent it or reduce its severity
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GET UP CHALLENGE
Tuesday 8th Jul Uplend Presents: The “GET UP” ChallengeA month-long movement challenge for our industry
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🏃♂️ WHAT IT IS
The “GET UP” Challenge is a friendly, industry-wide movement initiative hosted by Uplend.
We’re inviting teams of 5 to commit to 60 minutes of walking, jogging, or running per person, per day, for one month.
This isn’t about who’s the fittest - it’s about creating a fun environment to build habits, boost well-being, and spark meaningful connections across our industry.
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🎯 WHY JOIN
Support a good cause (see below).
Promote wellness in your workplace.
Foster team engagement through friendly competition.
Build new habits – it takes 22 days to form one, and we’re going for 30.
It’s a chance to break the routine, build connection, and create lasting habits.
Regular movement reduces stress, boosts productivity, and improves overall health.
Most adults don’t meet recommended activity levels: this challenge changes that.
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📆 WHEN
Starts: August 1st, 2025
Ends: 30 days later
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🧩 HOW IT WORKS
Teams of 5 track daily walk/jog/run minutes (we’ll have a STRAVA Group for you to join so we can track minutes)
Goal: 9000 minutes total per team (60 min/day per person x 30 days), every individual must reach the 1800 minute goal to be eligible
Every team that hits the goal earns a $100 donation to the charity of their choice, courtesy of Uplend. Ryan Ruffner will also be matching $100 per team.
Top team (highest total minutes) earns a bonus $100 donation.
Uplend is participating but not eligible to win - we’re just here to get things moving
Teams can choose a cause close to their heart, or join us in supporting Sick Kids Foundation, the beneficiary of Ryan Ruffner’s fundraising charity of choice for his 24-hour ultramarathon effort this July 26th. (https://give.sickkidsfoundation.com/fundraisers/ryanruffner)
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✅ HOW TO SIGN UP
1. Form a team of 5 from your organization
2. Email ryan@uplend.ca with your team name and company
3. Add The Strava App to your phone to be used when you run/walk to track the activities
4. Follow Ryan Ruffner so he can send the group challenge invite to you
🔗 Questions?
Email Ryan Ruffner
ryan@uplend.ca
514-404-6362
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